brad/wx wall after such a mild start really looking and feeling like winter likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for couple of days and mostly to partly cloudy later with the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the night and even into the should see some sunshine thursday, but temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating will want to bundle up! sunnier but just as saturday with highs iowa.

organization is hoping for a miracle tonight. this after everything they use to host sporting events for local kids was stolen. jack: the johnston mayor is at it again. we'll show you why she's running 97 miles in the middle of winter. jack: and knock knock -- who's there. just a presidential candidate on the front doorstep of many iowans tonight. we'll show you why. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" jack/1shot good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm jack miller. stephanie has the night off. jack/1shot: a central iowa athletic organization is hoping for a miracle tonight. everything they use to host sporting events for local kids was stolen sunday night. the theft was caught on video. local 5's nikki davidson is here to explain. nikki/bam: yeah jack... we've heard of thieves stealing trailers full of expensive construction tools... and that might be what they thought they were getting their hands on this time... but instead someone got a

trailer full of the items one group uses to help kids keep an active lifestyle. for a young athlete... not much can compare to the feeling of crossing the finish line of their first trialthon... 19:07:12 we consider it to be the best day ever for the kids that come to races... making it possible is a passion for michael zimmerman and his organization rip roar events. (if you're the last finisher of the day its the most epic... if you're last you're first) the group puts on trialthons for kids ages 5-15... he says it's all about giving them an outlet to keep moving 19:05:25 theres a small group of people that choose to wake up on a saturday morning and instead of cartoons and video games, come bike. but something happened sunday night that threatens the future of all of that... 19:06:24 all of the things we use to produce the races was stolen off the lot. all the race equipment the group owned was in a trailer parked at 600 sw 7th street in des moines... there was a hitch lock on it they must have take it off ... they took off... monday morning... it was gone. the theft was caught on survelliance cameras... here you can see the trailer being pulled away by this pickup truck... perhaps they thought it was a construction trailer and thought there would be tools... idk why else someone would take it. zimmerman hopes the thief realizes their mistake... 19:07:57 the stuff inside is incredibly valuable to us, but it doesn't really hold any real world value, except

off where you got it... nobody would come happy to have it home. and says no matter stand in the way of reach their goals... another, we'll rebuild we've ever done before. we'll find a way to keep pushing forward. nikki/bam: according to the survelliance video the theft happened at 10:20 pm. sunday night of sw 7th street... if you have any information about the case, please contact des moines police . jack/1shot: it wasn't just the triathalon kids that were robbed this holiday season. des moines police are looking for this holiday grinch. this is the man who stole

the front porch of a house in the 24-hundred block of east 33rd street. it happened on december 16th. the thief was recorded on surveillanec video stealing the packages with kids gifts inside. take a good look. anyone with information on who this guy is should contact the des moines police department. jack: what better way to escape the cold than a trip to sunny california? lots of iowans are headed that way for the rose bowl. jack/lam: thousands of fans from central iowa are making the trip. we scoped out the des moines airport today, where we found throngs of people boarding flights. most were on commercial jets. but airport managers say there were also three charter planes headed straight for los angeles. karl heimberger, "this is a lifetime opportunity and of course when i heard they were going to the rose bowl, i was like, i have to go." sean and amanda panken, "we're super excited to go to the rose bowl. we were already going to vegas and it just so happened that the hawkeyes got the chance to go to the rose bowl so we're excited to go see them down there." jack: we'll have more

bowl coming up in local 5 sports at 10. sports director jon schaeffer is in los angeles to give us an inside look at an unusual place where a massive hawkeye pep rally will be held tomorrow. jack/lam: we want to know if you're traveling for the rose bowl, or if you're sticking around home. where are you planning to watch the hawkeyes? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. jack/1shot: good news for anyone who raises -- or eats -- turkeys, chickens and other poultry. a ban on public poultry exhibits is lifting on new years day. jack: the exhibit ban was started back in may after an unprecedented outbreak of avian flu. the flu killed millions of birds and halted all county and state fair exhibits, including auctions. but now, things are turning around.

sites have been deemed "flu free" and now the agriculture secretary says all exhibits are back on for the new year including the iowa state fair, auctions and swap meets. " "everybody is optiimisitic. the resilency to get back into business, iowans its certanly good to be around folks like that... on to 2016"" jack: iowa was hit the hardest among midwestern states, seeing 77 poultry operations report the disease. 31 million chickens and turkeys were infected and had to be euthanized. federal and state agencies paid out 400 million dollars to clean up and sanitize farms. and another 400 million dollars was lost in producer income this year because of the bird flu. jack1/shot: a dart bus just caught fire earlier tonight. it happened a little after 5 on

heading south when someone nearby flagged down the bus driver that the bus was on fire. only one other person was on the bus. no one was hurt. police think fire started in the engine. jack/1shot: and now -- johnston's marathon mayor. she'll be spending her new year doing something a little different -- running nearly 100 miles. mayor paula dierenfeld challenged johnston residents to donate bags of food to the local food bank. and for every bag -- or ten dollars donated -- she'll run a mile. so far -- folks in johnston have risen to the mayor's challenge -- donating enough items for her to run a minimum of 97 miles. i think the most fullfilling part of course is the response we've gotten from the community last year 31 bags this year over 100 bags the generosity in this community is absolutly amazing jack: if you live in johnston, you have through tomorrow to

jack: turning now to the national story that's grabbing headlines: bill cosby is headed to criminal court. jack/lam: cosby is charged for the first time in connection with an alleged sexual assault. the comedian appeared in court today. abc's marci gonzalez is in pennsylvania with the latest. "natsot - man: "god bless you brother!" cosby: "thank you! thank you!" bill cosby - in court today? natsot - reporter: mr. cosby, how do you respond to the charges?" charged with felony - aggrevated indecent assault - allegations brought by a woman here in pensylvania in 2004- rexamined by police- leading to the comedian's arrest today. nat/sot the charge coming just one month before the statute of limitations expired on the accusations made by andrea constand .. the former temple university employee claiming- cosby- her former mentor and friend- sexually assaulted her in 2004 his pennyslvania mansion. sot - kevin steele / montgomery county district attorney-elect "on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills, and to drink wine. the effect rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he commited aggravated

against her." when constrand first made the accusations- prosecutors- decided there wasn't enough evidence to pursue the case, and constand later settled with cosby in civil court. but - prosecutors say - incriminating statements cosby made in a recently released deposition in that case- led them- in part- to open the criminal investigation. cosby - admitting that he'd given qualludes to women.. but saying the pills he gave constrand were benadryl?insisting what followed was consensual. cosby has been accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over decades: this is the first time- he's been criminally charged. marci gonzalez oncam close: cosby's attorneys call the charge unjustified. cosby's scheduled to be back in court in two weeks and could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. in elkins park, pennsylvania, marci gonzalez, abc news. " jack: cosby's bail was

cosby's bail was set at 1 million dollars, and he was required to post 10 percent of that, which he did. bill cosby is due in court on january 14th for a preliminary hearing. jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... it's no knock knock joke. why democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley was showing up on people's doorsteps in beaverdale for real. take sot "tomorrow on good morning iowa... we say goodbye to 20- 15 by wrapping up our end of year top five lists, this time taking a look at some positive stories from the past 12 months... plus... a look at your new year's eve forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa!

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iowa's most acforecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." jack:

this morning that slowed down some drivers' that slowed down some drivers' that slowed down some drivers' commutes. but at least we don't have flooding! much of missouri remains underwater, with entire towns feeling the impact. they haven't seen flooding like this in years. at least 20 deaths are now connected to the floods there and in illinois. jack: brad (adlib) brad: weather adlib: after such a mild start to december, it is really looking and feeling like winter now. in fact, we are likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for the metro the next couple of days and nights. tonight will be mostly to partly cloudy later with temps falling back into the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the night and even into the day thursday. we should see some

temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating new year's eve, you will want to bundle up! new year's day will be sunnier but just as cold. milder weather will come in for saturday with highs getting above freezing in most of central iowa. it will feel warmer than the 35 forecasted for des moines thanks to that sunshine and fairly light winds- a good day to take the kids sledding! sunday through tuesday are looking dry and about average temperature-wise, but we could get unsettled by the last half of next week with another chance at a wintry mix by wednesday into saturday. brad

likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for the metro the next couple of days and nights. tonight will be mostly to partly cloudy later with temps falling back into the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the

should see some sunshine thursday, but temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating new year's eve, you will want to bundle up! new year's day will be sunnier but just as cold. milder weather will come in for saturday with highs getting above freezing in most of central iowa. it will feel warmer than the 35 forecasted for des moines thanks to that sunshine and fairly light winds- a good day to take the kids sledding! sunday through tuesday are looking dry and about average temperature-wise, but we could get unsettled by the last half of next week with another chance at a wintry mix by wednesday into saturday. brad jack:

coming up on local 5 news at ten, marco rubio finished up campaigning in iowa today. find out how he wrapped up his final tour of iowa for 2015. "your watching local 5 news in hd. home of

jack: imagine a presidenital candidate just knocking on your door in the middle of the afternoon. jack/lam: that's exactly how democrat martin o'malley spent his afternoon after a two-day string of back to back events in iowa. o'malleyand his son william knocked on doors in beaverdale today to try and give him poll numbers a boost. "it's going to get very exciting now that the holidays are behind us to be able to focus in on our choice for president and no people have a more important role to play then the people of iowa jack: o'malley's been pretty much stuck in third place in all the recent polls of likely

iowa, behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders. so he does have a lot of ground to make up. his campaign staff say o'malley will be spending a majority of the next month here in iowa to campaign ahead of the caucuses, along with some time in new hampshire, where their primary is a week after the iowa caucuses. jack: in boone, republican presidential candidate marco rubio spoke to voters on why he's running for president depsite his young age. he also talked about combatting isis. rubio has been a strong advocate for a stricter immigration system to thwart terrorists from entering the states. "we know for a fact that isis is looking to manipulate our immigration system and our illegal immigration problems to bring in killers to the united states. we have to deal with it as a national security issue first and foremost. which is why the principal that will guide me on immigration s is pretty straightforward: if we don't know 100 percent who you are and why you are coming, you can't come in. jack: rubio is

his latest endorser, south carolina congressman trey gowdy. gowdy has been warming up the crowd for rubio, noting that he trusts rubio the most out of the republicans. jack: the rose bowl is just two days away...and we'll take you to los angeles. jon schaeffer is going to show us the unusual place in los angeles where a massive iowa hawkeye rose bowl rally will happen tomorrow. " now, local 5 sports

jack/lam: there's something special going on at the u-s-s iowa museum in los angeles. the old battleship received 3 million dollars from the state to refurbish and help make it a museum in 2012. today, local 5 sports director jon schaeffer took a break from our rose bowl coverage and went on board for a look. " we're here on the u.s.s iowa where earlier i got the chance to walk around the battleship which is now a museum for visitors to come out and see. it's a great experience. i got to go down into the engine room, the boilers, even fdr's tub. let's take a look. down the stairs we go-- joined by u.s.s iowa curator david way-- steps taken by thousands of marines and sailors decades ago. there was a 1500 member crew during the 80's the cold war

several anti-aircraft guns the crew size swelled up 2800. compartment by compartment we make our way through the historic battleship-- one of the best ever built. these were the fastest class battleships ever commissioned-- 33 knots about 40 miles per hour. it's been around the world-- and hosted one of the most well known presidents in history. ...of the normandy invasion." there's so much history in the metal-- and the rivets-- and walkways of this battleship. by the time we had to finish-- there was one last surprise in store-- "fire in the hole boom..." tomorrow they will have a pep rally for iowa fans right here on the u.s.s. iowa they'll be firing off the five inch gun which makes an even bigger boom than the one i

reporting from the l.a. waterfront-- jon schaeffer " jack/lam: our attention right now is on two teams with great similarities. both kirk ferentz and stanford coach david shaw acknowledged that when they spoke with the media earlier today in california. " probably what you'e looking at are two teams that have competed extremely hard week in week out the entire season they're a very well coached football team, they're very physical, they've got good players, really good players. what strikes me is the effort they play with the team work, the coesiveness. all year you just watched iowa find a way to win and no one said anything, you watch em again next week they found a way to win and no one said anything they have a week they found a way

great defensive performance and a great offensive performance and a great team performance and they beat some gerat teams and throughout the year both our teams gained a lot of momentum what do you expect this atmosphere to be like when you hear over 50000 iowa fans applied for tickets for this i think its gonna be great, i think theres gonna be a few stanford fans there as well. its one of the really cool things about the rose bowl, its different, we love coming down here every other year and playing ucla because its such a great environment but the rose bowl is a its such a great environment but the rose bowl is a completely different environment theres an energy in the air the rose bowl is a very special thing to our fans as well as our program i do remember distinctly a radio caster in des moines his crack one last person out of the studio shut the lights off as they headed to california. we

following. our fans are tremendous and we'll witnes that on friday as well " jack/lam: clearly a strong respect for each other there. iowa and stanford kick off in the rose bowl friday at 4 p.m. on espn. jack:

to december, it is really looking and feeling like winter now. in fact, we are likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for the metro the next couple of days and nights. tonight will be mostly to partly cloudy later with temps falling back into the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the night and even into the day thursday. we should see some sunshine thursday, but temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating new year's eve, you will want to bundle up! new year's day will be sunnier but just as cold. milder weather will come in for saturday with highs getting above freezing in most of central iowa. it will feel warmer than the 35 forecasted for des moines thanks to that sunshine and fairly light winds- a good day to take the kids sledding! sunday through tuesday are looking dry and about average temperature-wise, but

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